1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Local Government Pension Scheme (Administration) Regulations 2008 and shall come into force on 1st April 2008.
(2) These Regulations apply in relation to England and Wales(1).
2.—(1) Schedule 1 (interpretation) contains definitions of expressions used in these Regulations which apply for their interpretation unless the context indicates they have a different meaning.
(2) References to members or membership refer to active members of the Scheme or active membership under the Scheme respectively unless otherwise stated or the context indicates a different meaning.
(3) The definition of “Reference banks” in Schedule 1 must be read with—
(a)section 22 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000(2);
(b)any relevant order under that section; and
(c)Schedule 2 to that Act.
3. These Regulations apply in relation to the Isles of Scilly as if they were a district in the county of Cornwall and the council of the Isles of Scilly were the council of that district.
The Secretary of State’s functions under section 7 of the Superannuation Act 1972 in so far as they were exercisable in relation to Scotland were devolved to Scottish Ministers by section 63 of the Scotland Act 1998 (1998 c. 46) and article 2 of, and Schedule 1 to, the Scotland Act 1998 (Transfer of Functions to Scottish Ministers etc) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/1750).